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Title
Supervise infrastructure works projects
Level
5
Credits
15
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe
supervisory roles in an infrastructure works context; plan the
work programme for contracted activities; allocate infrastructure
works tasks; and manage and report on infrastructure works
project activities.
Classification
Infrastructure Works > Infrastructure Works Supervision
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Assessment against this unit standard must take place in a workplace environment.
Assessment parameters will depend on company and site specific equipment,
procedures, and practices. Practices must reflect industry best practice and comply
with legislative requirements.
2
The following legislation must be complied with: Construction Contracts Act 2002;
Construction Contracts Regulations 2003; Health and Safety in Employment Act
1992; Health and Safety in Employment Regulations 1995; Resource Management
Act 1991.
3
Definitions
Company requirements include the policy, procedures, and methodologies of the
company. They include legislative and regulatory requirements which may apply
across the company or to a specific site. Requirements are documented in the
company’s health and safety plans, traffic management plans, contract work
programmes, quality assurance programmes, policies, and procedural documents.
Contract specifications include plans, diagrams, and special technical conditions.
They do not include special administrative conditions.
Technical procedures may include sampling and testing requirements, Transit New
Zealand specifications, Standards, and methodologies specified in contract
documents.
Responsibilities are tasks and expectations of performance; responsibilities can be
delegated.
Accountability is where the final responsibilities lie for performance and cannot be
delegated.
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Describe supervisory roles in an infrastructure works context.
Evidence requirements
1.1
The levels of authority invested in people in supervisory roles in infrastructure
works are described in accordance with company and contract requirements.
Range
1.2
authority for – operations, administration, finance;
includes but is not limited to – formal authority, delegated
authority.
The responsibilities and accountability of people in supervisory roles on
infrastructure works projects are described in accordance with company and
contract requirements.
Range
includes but is not limited to – project planning, project
organisation, productivity, work performance, quality control, staff
management, maintenance of standards, reporting, health, safety,
environment.
Outcome 2
Plan the work programme for contracted activities.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Worksite objectives are established in accordance with contract specifications
and company requirements.
Range
2.2
Workflow is organised to achieve optimum productivity.
Range
2.3
organisation, task priorities, performance records, project
objectives, productivity targets.
organisation includes but is not limited to – planning, delegation,
time frames, work force capability, monitoring, availability of
additional resources;
may include – bar charts.
Contingency plans are prepared in accordance with contract specifications and
company requirements.
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Outcome 3
Allocate infrastructure works tasks.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Resources are determined in terms of task and contract specifications.
Range
3.2
plant, materials, labour, subcontractors.
Tasks are programmed to achieve optimum productivity in accordance with
company requirements.
Range
sequences, lead time, inspections, testing, work review.
Outcome 4
Manage and report on infrastructure works project activities.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Project activities are managed in accordance with contract specifications and
company requirements.
Range
4.2
productivity, health, safety, personal image, company image, good
housekeeping, maintenance of equipment, allocation of resources,
efficient use of resources, control of waste, team morale, warning
of project issues, recommendation of solutions, cooperation,
subcontractors, public relations.
Work crews are supervised in accordance with company and legislative
requirements.
Range
clear instructions, fair treatment, availability, training,
encouragement, delegation, leading by example, appropriate
equipment, managing workflow, feedback.
4.3
Resource management requirements are monitored in accordance with contract
specifications and company requirements.
4.4
Work outputs are documented in accordance with contract specification, and
company and legislative requirements.
Range
4.5
may include but is not limited to – time sheets, machine hours,
tally dockets, material invoices, measure-ups, sampling, testing.
Work progress is communicated in accordance with contract specifications and
company requirements.
Range
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4.6
Management ensures that work instructions and/or technical procedures are
implemented in accordance with contract specifications and company
requirements.
Range
4.7
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written and verbal instructions, formal and informal
communication, delegation, individual and group instruction.
Contract review is reported in accordance with contract specifications and
company requirements.
may include but is not limited to – progress reports, project debrief,
final report, performance analysis, stocktake, recommendations,
review.
Range
Planned review date
31 December 2015
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
30 July 1996
31 December 2012
Revision
2
9 March 1999
31 December 2012
Review
3
30 May 2000
31 December 2012
Review
4
25 September 2006
31 December 2012
Review
5
18 March 2011
N/A
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0101
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA, or
an inter-institutional body with delegated authority for quality assurance, before they can
report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses of study leading
to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Consent requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations
wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for
tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
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